U. of California leaders support dropping use of SAT, ACT from admissions requirement

[Dave_Berry]

"Top leaders at the University of California say they support dropping the SAT and ACT exams from admission requirement.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ, along with the UC system’s chief academic officer, Provost Michael Brown, said Friday that research has convinced them that performance on the tests is so strongly influenced by family income, parents’ education and race, that using them for college admissions decision is unfair." …

https://abc7news.com/education/uc-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-sat-act-from-admissions-requirement/5715591/

[lkg4answers]

This isn’t new. It has been discussed for at least a couple of years. Both Governors Brown and Newsom vetoed bills that would have substituted the ACT/SAT for CAASPP testing in 11th grade. Both governors referenced that a faculty study/task force was in place.
https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-cal-state-standardized-tests-20181003-story.html

https://edsource.org/2019/another-push-to-expand-use-of-sat-in-california-amid-criticism-of-test/610556

https://edsource.org/2019/should-uc-keep-sat-and-act-exams-as-admissions-requirement-a-debate-is-underway/618185

The task force is looking at options beyond simply dumping all standardized tests. These include: Replacing the exams with the state-mandated Smarter Balanced tests, aligned with the Common Core and given in all California high schools.

Most importantly,

One thing is sure: any significant changes probably won’t take effect for four years, he said. So current high school students won’t be forced to change any plans or be relieved of the pressures to do well on the tests.

[jym626]

and a better link (LA Times) https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-23/uc-officials-recommend-dropping-sat-admission-requirement